Catechism of the Catholic Church
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1159 The sacred image, the liturgical icon, principally represents Christ. It cannot represent the invisible and incomprehensible God, but the incarnation of the Son of God has ushered in a new "economy" of images:
Previously God, who has neither a body nor a face, absolutely could not be represented by an image. But now that he has made himself visible in the flesh and has lived with men, I can make an image of what I have seen of God . . . and contemplate the glory of the Lord, his face unveiled. 27
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PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY |
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SECTION ONE: THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY |
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CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE PASCHAL MYSTERY |
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ARTICLE 1: CELEBRATING THE CHURCH'S LITURGY |
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II. HOW IS THE LITURGY CELEBRATED? |
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27 St. John Damascene, De imag. 1, 16: PG 96: 1245-1248.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.
